Manchester, TX wind

Manchester, TX is a land weather station near Galena Park. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 3 kn from ENE (60°), gusting 4 kn, 2026-11-04 03:48 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 21:48 America/Chicago). 1013 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 4 kn, 76 readings, gust 16 kn, peak mean 9 kn, mostly SW (225°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 03:48 UTC: 3 kn from ENE (60°), gust 4 kn
2026-11-04 02:48 UTC: 3 kn from NE (40°), gust 4 kn
2026-11-04 01:54 UTC: 3 kn from NNE (30°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-04 00:48 UTC: 3 kn from N (0°), gust 4 kn
2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 3 kn from E (90°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 5 kn from ENE (60°), gust 7 kn
2026-11-03 21:18 UTC: 3 kn from N (0°), gust 5 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 5 kn from NNW (330°), gust 7 kn

Position 29.726, -95.266; exposure coastal. Manchester, TX is on the shore: it reads sea wind well, land wind less so.

Forecast against this station

Judged on the forecast published by 6 am the same morning, over the last 7 days ECMWF IFS 0.25° has had the smallest wind-speed error at Manchester, TX: 1.6 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 2.0 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days ECMWF IFS 0.25° has had the smallest wind-speed error at Manchester, TX: 1.7 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 2.1 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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